Theresa May at risk of humiliating Brexit defeat in key vote

THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD | January 15, 2019

Theresa May’s last-ditch attempt to shore up her Brexit deal appeared doomed, as Conservative Eurosceptic MPs threatened to humiliate the UK prime minister and plunge Britain’s future relationship with Europe into doubt. After pleading with MPs to take a “second look” at her EU withdrawal deal, Mrs May warned Tory Brexiters that if they voted against her on Tuesday night they could end up losing Brexit altogether in a second EU referendum.

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